[ 'hɪsəp ]
■ noun
1》 a small bushy aromatic plant of the mint family, the leaves of which are used in cookery and herbal medicine. [ Hyssopus officinalis .]
2》 (in biblical use) a wild shrub whose twigs were used for sprinkling in ancient Jewish rites of purification.
Origin
OE hysope , via L. from Gk hyssōpos , of Semitic origin.